# Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka have participated in all but three Commonwealth Games since 1938, with the only ones missed being the 1954, 1974 and 1986 Games. Sri Lanka have won twenty medals at the Games, but had a 44-year medal drought spanning 1950 to 1994. Until 1974, Sri Lanka competed under the name Ceylon.

## List of Games Bids

| Year | Bid Host City, Province |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | Hambantota, Southern Province |

## Overall Medal Tally

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1930 Hamilton | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend |
| 1934 London | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend |
| 1938 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 Auckland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1954 Vancouver | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend |
| 1958 Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Perth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 Kingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Christchurch | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend |
| 1978 Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Edinburgh | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend | did not attend |
| 1990 Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 Manchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Delhi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 Glasgow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Gold Coast | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 Birmingham | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Barney Henricus | 1938 Sydney | Boxing | Featherweight (57 kg) |
| Gold | Duncan White | 1950 Auckland | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles |
| Gold | Pushpamali Ramanayake Malini Wickramasinghe | 1994 Victoria | Shooting | Women's Air Rifle – Pairs |
| Gold | Chinthana Vidanage | 2006 Melbourne | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg |
| Silver | K. Edwin | 1950 Auckland | Boxing | Flyweight |
| Silver | Albert Perera | 1950 Auckland | Boxing | Bantamweight |
| Silver | Dodangoda Chandrasiri Lakshman Rajasinghe | 1994 Victoria | Shooting | Men's Small Bore Rifle, Prone – Pairs |
| Silver | Malini Wickramasinghe | 1994 Victoria | Shooting | Women's Air Rifle |
| Silver | Sriyani Kulawansha | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles |
| Silver | Chinthana Vidanage | 2010 Delhi | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg |
| Silver | Sudesh Peiris | 2014 Glasgow | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg |
| Silver | Indika Dissanayake | 2018 Gold Coast | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg |
| Silver | Palitha Bandara | 2022 Birmingham | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44/64 |
| Bronze | Alex Obeysekere | 1950 Auckland | Boxing | Welterweight |
| Bronze | Sugath Thilakaratne | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | Athletics | Men's 400 m |
| Bronze | Sudesh Peiris | 2010 Delhi | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg |
| Bronze | Chaturanga Lakmal | 2018 Gold Coast | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg |
| Bronze | Dinusha Gomes | 2018 Gold Coast | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg |
| Bronze | Anusha Koddithuwakku | 2018 Gold Coast | Boxing | Women's 48 kg |
| Bronze | Thiwanka Ranasinghe | 2018 Gold Coast | Boxing | Men's 49 kg |
| Bronze | Vidanalange Bandara | 2018 Gold Coast | Boxing | Men's 52 kg |
| Bronze | Dilanka Isuru Kumara | 2022 Birmingham | Weightlifting | Men's 55 kg |
| Bronze | Yupun Abeykoon | 2022 Birmingham | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
| Bronze | Nethmi Poruthotage | 2022 Birmingham | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 57 kg |
Source:

### Overall Medal Tally by Sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Boxing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 |

## Numbers of athletes and sports

This list shows the total number of athletes, male and female, and the total sports they were selected to compete in.
| Year | Athletes | Male | Female | Sports |
| 2018 | 79 | 50 | 29 | 13 |
| 2014 | 103 | 70 | 33 | 13 |
| 2010 | 93 | 73 | 20 | 14 |
| 2006 | 67 | | | |
| 2002 | 56 | 31 | 25 | |
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